I bought land on a state road that has a Spectrum fiber line on it. I called Spectrum to get a connection to the fiber line for a new house construction, but they said symmetrical speeds aren’t available yet in my area.
It’s always been my understanding that being on a fiber optic network generally means symmetric download/upload, but why is it not the case here?
I tried to see if there was a Business option for higher upload, but it seems like Business internet has the same upload speeds with lower download speeds for double the price.
There are a lot of different variations of PON/FTTx. Most are symmetrical, some are not.
ISPs did a lot of experimenting with fiber based delivery methods over the years, and a lot of that old gear is still in use.
It might even be something like RFoG in your area, where it’s fiber to the hole but converts directly to coax (with a micro node) at your house and uses a standard D3.1 cable modem.
You’d have to ask the ISP for more info, namely what delivery method they use at your address. There’s a good chance the sales rep won’t know anything about it, tho.